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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,316. The county seat is Waynesboro.
Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1777 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1790 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1843 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1910 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1927 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1790 | 9,467
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| 1800 | 9,504
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| 1810 | 10,858
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| 1820 | 11,577
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| 1830 | 11,833
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| 1840 | 13,176
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| 1850 | 16,100
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| 1860 | 17,165
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| 1870 | 17,679
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| 1880 | 27,128
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| 1890 | 28,501
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| 1900 | 30,165
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| 1910 | 27,268
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| 1920 | 30,836
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| 1930 | 29,224
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| 1940 | 26,520
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| 1950 | 23,458
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| 1960 | 20,596
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| 1970 | 18,255
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| 1980 | 19,349
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| 1990 | 20,579
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Burke County, Georgia, United States
Research Tips
External links
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